Horror Films blamed in death of child

Ash28M · 01-14-2008, 04:02 PM

Can't find a motive? No problem, blame horror films.

"Millionaire executive unhinged by horror film killed daughter"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...e_id=1770&ct=5

bigdaddyhorse · 01-14-2008, 04:14 PM

Guess Bug moved him somewhere besides out of the theater.

There had to be drugs involved is all I'm gonna say, or what ever happened to good old fashioned crazy?

dwatts · 01-14-2008, 04:15 PM

The Daily Mail is the paper that caused the Video Nasty furore back in the day. They love a bit of censorship. As usual, the headline int he story doesn't jive with the story, which stops short of accusing the movie.

Basically, the Daily Mail is shit.

Now - today our prime minister, talking about a clampdown on knives carried in public places, said video game makers weren't doing enough and they shouldn't have knife deaths in their games. Now that's bizarre.

Ash J. Williams · 01-14-2008, 04:17 PM

I love the cation under the poster for Bug, saying he was "'Obsessed' with the film The Bug." It indicates that not only is this slanted, but that the author didn't even watch Bug.

And those people suck.

HAEMORRHAGE · 01-14-2008, 04:28 PM

If it were a movie based on a book, they could have went after the author too. Might as well go for broke.

Egg_Shen · 01-14-2008, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daily Mail

...it concerns a swarm of cockroaches which crawl under people's skin.

I must have seen a different movie.

allmessedup · 01-14-2008, 08:47 PM

It sounds like a better movie than the actual BUG.

01-14-2008, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allmessedup

It sounds like a better movie than the actual BUG.

Yeah it does!

booper71 · 01-14-2008, 09:18 PM

For the wife to not get hurt and be powerless to stop him from doing that to their child, she must've been stoned out of her mind.

MorallySound · 01-14-2008, 10:35 PM

Wow. What a horribly written and horribly researched article.

scott71670 · 01-15-2008, 02:32 AM

Well it's almost like they can't blame a horror movie for this one, because Bug started as a play in New York. Also, have you gotten a good look at his eyes in the photo. Something doesn't quite look well to me...

DVD-fanatic-9 · 01-16-2008, 09:42 AM

He was involved in the world of business / finance - as further indicated by the quote in the article

Quote:

"Referring to his fellow executives at Swiss Re, he appeared to indicate that they were part of a sect and trying to take over the financial world."

Why the hell should we believe he wasn't slowly being unhinged by a life of always screwing everyone? And we don't exactly know what he did for a living. They say he was an "insurance executive." What kind of insurance? And what country did this take place in- England?

01-14-2008, 04:02 PM	#1
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01-14-2008, 04:14 PM	#2
bigdaddyhorse Detroit Hi-on Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Under a rock Posts: 11,932	Guess Bug moved him somewhere besides out of the theater. There had to be drugs involved is all I'm gonna say, or what ever happened to good old fashioned crazy? __________________ "!" My Fucking DVDS

01-14-2008, 04:17 PM	#4
Ash J. Williams Maniac Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 630	I love the cation under the poster for Bug, saying he was "'Obsessed' with the film The Bug." It indicates that not only is this slanted, but that the author didn't even watch Bug. And those people suck. __________________ www.justpressplay.net - SaulB

01-14-2008, 04:28 PM	#5
HAEMORRHAGE If he dies, he dies Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Westcoast Amityville AKA Vegas Posts: 1,591	If it were a movie based on a book, they could have went after the author too. Might as well go for broke. __________________ Guttural Secrete / My DVD's

01-14-2008, 08:47 PM	#7
allmessedup It's beer time. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: House on the Park of the Edge Posts: 1,985	It sounds like a better movie than the actual BUG. __________________ What would Snake Plissken do?

01-14-2008, 04:15 PM	#3
dwatts HackMaster Join Date: May 2002 Location: Crashed Posts: 16,580	The Daily Mail is the paper that caused the Video Nasty furore back in the day. They love a bit of censorship. As usual, the headline int he story doesn't jive with the story, which stops short of accusing the movie. Basically, the Daily Mail is shit. Now - today our prime minister, talking about a clampdown on knives carried in public places, said video game makers weren't doing enough and they shouldn't have knife deaths in their games. Now that's bizarre.

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booper71 Maniac Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio (Cincinnati) Posts: 954	For the wife to not get hurt and be powerless to stop him from doing that to their child, she must've been stoned out of her mind. __________________ Slow posting tenderness since 2002.

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MorallySound There is no magic. Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 5,843	Wow. What a horribly written and horribly researched article. __________________ "Things only seem to be magic. There is no real magic. There's no real magic ever." - Martin Bad Monster Films \| Mantis in Black Lace \| Vimeo \| Letterboxd \| Tumblr \| Twitter \| Reel to Reel \| Oh, the Horror! \| DVD Aficionado

01-15-2008, 02:32 AM	#11
scott71670 Stalker Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 460	Well it's almost like they can't blame a horror movie for this one, because Bug started as a play in New York. Also, have you gotten a good look at his eyes in the photo. Something doesn't quite look well to me...

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